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Bipass Or Sleeve - Now I’M Confused
COsleeveDude replied to shastadaisy's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Looks like research shows both work for type 2 diabetes, but bypass may give you an increased chance of better results. Gastric bypass vs sleeve gastrectomy for type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/21339423 RESULTS: Of the 60 patients enrolled, all completed the 12-month follow-up. Remission of T2DM was achieved by 28 (93%) in the gastric bypass group and 14 (47%) in the sleeve gastrectomy group (P = .02). Participants assigned to gastric bypass had lost more weight, achieved a lower waist circumference, and had lower glucose, HbA(1c), and blood lipid levels than the sleeve gastrectomy group. No serious complications occurred in either group. -
@@fancypants11578 It's all scary - but remember the goal! It's more likely to die from obesity than from surgery! Follow your surgeon's pre-op and post-op instructions and we give ourselves a better chance for no complications! Congrats on the approval!!! I'm scheduled for October 18th and very anxious too! I know this is what I need! Stay strong!
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OMG October 2013 Post-ops
AutumnPunkin replied to DevilBlueDress's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Things have been hard. I am still struggling with rny complications. Recently developed reactive hypoglycemia, so now I am really trying to re-learn my body all over again. Despite the Complications, I love the new body. I love that a 5k run is super easy and fun! This summer alone I have signed up for several races, 7 to be exact haha. The biggest hurdle I am struggling with is the excess skin. I know I have a bit to lose, but when doing yoga, especially a plank, I hate how my skin hangs and touches the floor. Some days I can handle this better than others. I probably will not have plastics until I have kids haha. I am just really trying to tone up my muscles a lot, and focus on being ripped under this skin. It does help. I love yoga and the days after I do yoga I care less about the skin. I just consider this to be another hurdle to jump through in the mind. I am ok with saggy skin as long as the fat doesn't make it "muffin toppy " haha I don't always eat the best nutrition, and find eating so difficult. Especially lunches! I never know what to make! How are you doing? -
I would just talk to your surgeon. If your just sitting barring you have no complications I don't see why you can't go back after a week.
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those feelings are pretty normal. As far as buyer's remorse, I've been participating in the bariatric community for probably six years, and I know (or know of) VERY few people who have regretted it. They all had complications - but complications are pretty rare, as I'm sure you've been told. I'd guess at least 95% of the people who've gone through it are so happy they did.
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The WL Center wants me to have the sleeve.
PrettyThick1 replied to Lovely Lady's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I would go with whatever was suggested, mainly because you need the followup care and something in place in case of complications. If you can't get the band and after care covered, I'd go with the sleeve. I am pro-band and have friends with the sleeve and can honestly say I am biased. Because I am supportive of anyone who makes such a life-changing decision, I say go for it. You will be better off having it than not, just follow doctor's orders and question anything that doesn't seem normal to you. I have two friends with the sleeve, they have both been successful in losing their excess weight very quickly; the problem they are experiencing is the inability to STOP losing the weight. They are both well beyond their goals (22 and 27 lbs., respectively) and one is a walking skeleton whom I'm afraid to walk by too fast for fear of making her tip over. -
What about Post-Op Follow-ups for the Mexico folks?
sarsar replied to SeattleSue's topic in Mexico & Self-Pay Weight Loss Surgery
I go to my PCP for all of my after care. I have had a very easy recovery other than becoming dehydrated. I knew I was and went to her and she sent me over to the hospital to have an IV and 2 bags of Fluid. (She doesn't do it in the office.) She sent an order over and they didn't ask me anything about my surgery. My insurance covered it without question. My PCP is very supportive of me having the surgery and was behind all the way with going to Mexico. It may not be what she would decide to do but she understood why I did it and has not judged me at all, she has only been supportive. I am going next week for blood work and she is keeping an eye on me to make sure my recovery continues to go so well. The after care was a concern for me, too bc it is major surgery so there is, of course, a possibility of complications. I had to let it go bc I could not live in fear of wondering what if something goes wrong. The way I look at it is that I have more of a possibility that I will have complications from being obese than I would with having surgery! -
The WL Center wants me to have the sleeve.
dragonflylvr21 replied to Lovely Lady's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
A few things to remember about the band! You are choosing a surgery that requires you to work! Lap-Band like the other surgeries are a tool! They can all fail! They can all have complications! The can all be successful! Success = Work on your part! Get your head right and you will succeed! Lap-Band is not about restriction! It's NOT going to prevent you from eating the wrong foods! You have to make good food choices and realize that the goal of the band is to trick your brain into thinking you are full on a small amount of food! Green Zone is this.... The ability to eat 1/2 to 1 cup of food ( 3/4 of your portion is protein and the rest is veggies and carb) and be satisfied for 4 hours! Personally this was the hardest thing for me to adhere too! Head hunger got the best of me! It was odd to me not to eat even when I wasn't hungry! But the results of following the rules are wonderful! I am losing again! I am 7 months post surgery and have lost 55 pounds! I have finally got my head in the game. I have 6.5 cc's in my 10 cc band! My surgeon said the biggest reason people fail with the bad is because they either don't understand how it works or they don't get their head in the game! I hope this helps! Good luck with your choice! -
I got sleeved on Oct 8, 2015 and everything went well... Two and a half weeks later I started getting really nauseas and sick. I went to the ER twice and they said it was just side effects of surgery and I'll be fine and sent me home with nausea meds. Well fast forward two weeks I was still really sick and the meds weren't working so I went back. A fever told them I had an infection somewhere but they just had to find it. Long story short, I've been in the hospital for over a week now with a leak and an abscess and on so many meds I can't count. I'm not upset that this happened, I understand complications happen. I'm just struggling today, I am impatient and having a hard time waiting for my body to heal itself. The Dr said its a small leak and it should close itself and they'll put in a stent if it comes to it. But it looks like another 2 weeks of waiting and hospitals... Also I really miss drinking. I'm NPO and really just want to sip on some apple juice... Ok I'll end my rant. Just looking for some encouragement
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Struggling through complications
TinyTink replied to reannabanana's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
So sorry you had a complication. I hope you're feeling much better very soon. -
After weeks of waiting, my initial consult is tomorrow. I am so excited to get this journey started! I just hope I ask all the questions that need to be asked. Here is what I have so far: Is it Outpatient/inpatient surgery? Is the Anesthesiologist- a service provider? Complication from getting pregnant a year after surgery? Complications - leaks? Cause heartburn? what size bougie do you use? How many Sleeves have you done? How do you re-inforce your staple line? How long do you keep your patients in the hospital? How long is the pre-op diet? Pre-op diet - shakes how much sugar, Proteins, and what else do you eat? What type of meds do you prescribe when discharged? How long before I can return to work? What pre-op testing do you require? What other tests will be done (already have nut and psych scheduled) Will I be able to still take birth control? Can you think of any other questions to ask? Thanks so much!
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Contemplating Gastric Sleeve Revision
KyahRose posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had my gastric sleeve in March of 2012 with a starting weight of roughly 283 lbs at consultation / start of my journey. The lowest weight I was able to get to was about 185-188 lbs which was in early to mid 2015. Later that year, I developed a wrist injury and eventually needed surgery in 2016, and began around late 2015 to early 2016 putting on weight. From October 2016 to now I've essentially regained all of my weight back. I am contemplating revisional surgery at this time, and looking around for surgeons. I have a consultation with one surgeon set for Nov. 27th with Dr. Alibhai in Irving, Tx. (If anyone has any experience they can share, please do.) My other choice of surgeon would be Dr. Matin who did my mother's Gastric Bypass around 2007. I'm wanting to revise to the DS....but, now I am reading and learning about the SADI DS and I now don't really know which one of these I would like to do. My mom is trying to talk me more into doing the gastric bypass rather than the DS. I understand she's worried, she knew someone who recently passed away who was having complications with her DS....I don't know the specifics, but that is the gist of her reasons for not wanting me to go with the DS. At the same time, I'm 10-11 years out from my Sleeve surgery, so I've also had some thoughts about if I could possibly get a re-sleeve along with the DS. (At this rate, I think I've decided I want the DS, just not certain if I want the traditional DS or the SADI version. If anyone has any experience with Dr Mustafa Alibhai and / or experience with Re-Sleeve + DS / SADI revision, could you please share? I would really like to get back to the 180s at the very least. I felt soo much better at that weight, even though I was still a good 50-70 lbs over weight (I'm 5'3). Thank you! -
New to the site and still deciding...
jh5497 replied to LisaDM's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You said "I also keep having second thoughts about not being to eat what I want for the rest of my life". This for me now is 20 minutes when I'm at a restaurant with friends until I'm at my new "full", or at Christmas dinner when everyone gorges for hours, but they all feel gross after -- I don't! And those few minutes when I'm sad about being different and unable to binge pale in comparison to the months I spend being ridiculously happy/confident, showered with cute male attention and staring at myself in the mirror. 1- Have you had any major complications from the surgery? Nope - nothing! 2- How long were you on restrictions from lifting? Six weeks from anything over 20lbs I think, I only had two incisions, so I didn't follow this too exact... and was still fine! If you are a nurse, care aide or moving/transfering people, take a good two weeks off for sure! 3- How long were you in the hospital after surgery? 2 days in Hospital, 2 days at a hotel post op 4- What did you tell friends and coworkers? I told them I was having surgery - I was vague with the nosy people I didn't like. Some got the details, some didn't. Now I think most people know. I haven't ran into a single person who has said anything negative. The important people care enough that they want you to be healthy and happy no matter what road you take. I armed myself with statistics about the sleeve, just in case I ran into a Negative Nelly. 5- Do you have any regrets about having the surgery? That I didn't do it earlier. I'm 28. I wish I would have done this at 20. I feel like I'm reliving my life the way I always pictured it to be. I have guys fighting to buy me drinks, dance with me and kiss me on NYE. I don't feel like I will have to settle on "some guy" because no one else will ever be interested -- I can actually find someone worthy of ME. I finally have the confidence I always wanted and it shows to others. My relationships have gotten better now that I'm happier too. I can hang out with my brother and he's not ashamed. I can be in the jumpy houses with my neices and nephews. Life is better. -
4 months post op pics
BlueEyedAngel28 replied to BlueEyedAngel28's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
i have a few issues with me i have a horseshoe kidney. high cholesterol on the good note never got on meds for it. have fat deposits in my liver. 274 lbs at .my highest had 3 kids 1 natural birth 24 hours had 2 csections 1 complication at end of 3rd pregnancy i got cellulitis. tryed to get the surgery for 6 yrs family.said disrespectful hateful things got scared stayed away . my father died i was fully in depression hard core for 3 yrs straight woke up finally got to knowing my kids after i didnt even know myself. since then had surgery . no complications thank goodnesss... have any questions hit me up? Sent from my SM-S120VL using BariatricPal mobile app -
Having second thoughts.
Possum220 replied to Scaredloser's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Certainly don't think less of you. This is major surgery. You are normal to be scared. Then again think of what life would be like long term if you didnt do this. Maybe that is more scary? I know at that time before I had my RNY I didnt want to go on living entombed in my own body. I had this surgery in May 2022 and the surgeon also repaired a hernia at the time. (A few years prior I had another hernia fixed and that was very painful on it's own). I woke up in lots of pain (so maybe some of the pain was from getting the hernia fixed) but I was given lots of pain medication. The staff dont want you to be in pain either. So yes it was very rough but pain meds and heat packs eased the intensity. High end pain killers were needed for the first few days and then less and less over the next few weeks. And for the record I would rather be a little sleepy if it eases the pain. I needed to remind myself that it would get better and it did. Short term pain for very long term gain. Truly your journey will be yours and your alone. You may be in pain or you may not. You may have complications or you may not. I would also hope that the medical profession have learned more in the time since your mom had this operation. You wont know how it will be for you until you do it. PS - I would go through this again in a heartbeat. There is freedom again, -
Looking for inspiration while i heal my leak! Photos?
danyelleb replied to Sannah's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Dearest Sannah, I'm sorry that ur having complications. I can only imagine having to fight off regret. I had times where I regretted surgery in the beginning and I didn't even have complications. I hope that u have a speedy recovery and that everything will heal up nicely. Here's the inspiration part... The sleeve saved me. I was always a fairly active person before the sleeve, but I wanted to do so much more and my body was holding me back. I stopped doing things because I would panic that I'd get stuck in between two rocks when hiking or caving. I could no longer play at the lake on our boat with my family because I couldn't get out of the Water and onto the boats steps. I stopped riding horses with my youngest son. I hated going to sports events to watch my oldest play football or run track. It hurt so bad to sit on the bleachers without a back or stand for an hour and a half- forget it. I started missing good stuff. The list continues- water slides, roller coasters, taking the kids to fair... Now here I am almost 10 months later. I'm at goal and am considering losing 15 more pounds. I love love love that I have no limits. I can truly do anything that I want to. My family has to now keep up with me! since being sleeved I have gone kayaking, indoor rock climbing, climbed to the top of the tallest waterfalls on the west coast of the US, and became a runner! I can run up to 20 miles. I'm doing a marathon in March! I enjoy my life! Think of all the things I can now do with my family. U will be able to enjoy tons of adventures with ur little one. Hang in there! Sending u hugs and positivity! Sent from my iPhone using VST -
Need Some Counsel, Courage And Encouragement
Birdy18 replied to SkinnyAnnie's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You're not alone in feeling that way. I have gone through questioning every little thing, being almost TOO addicted to these boards. However, I recently posted a question that received three pages worth of responses. I simply asked, did anyone have a normal recovery? The responses were overwhelming. Several people smartly pointed out that not many post saying, "having a normal boring day feeling like myself!" when of course the bad stories stay in your brain. No one can answer for you whether it's right or not, but if you want additional perspective to balance out what really are the less common complication stories, I'd check out this thread: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/47767-anyone-have-a-relatively-easy-recovery-story/ -
Any Regrets?
newnin replied to lizzybean3377@yahoo.com's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had the same feelings of not waking up or some other complication during surgery. I think it is normal and I also thought why do I need to do this and being able to do this on my own. Having been overweight all my life and tried every diet only to regain the weight plus some, I know this is the best option for me. Fortunately, I have had a great post op recovery with very little pain. I feel good and I will be one month sleeved in two days. I have lost about 20 pounds. But it is not easy. At this point, I miss crunchy food. Being on liquids/purees for 5 weeks is hard and yes, it is tempting to eat something that is not allowed yet. You have to just look to future and know that all foods will be allowed if you are able to tolerate them. I now know this is the tool that will help me win the battle and eat as I should have been doing for year before the sleep apnea, high cholesterol and triglycerides. I am on the road to better health and active lifestyle. Good luck and much success to you. -
Biggest surprise/regrets after surgery?
bikrchk replied to SeahawksGirl's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I was surprised my recovery went as easy as it did. I had some really great mentors and a fantastic surgical team who educated me WELL. Maybe that's why I was surprised about my recovery, because I was prepared for what CAN happen, (leaks and other complications), but didn't, as well as what WILL happen, (stalls, emotional roller-coaster, learning your new limits, etc.). -
The WL Center wants me to have the sleeve.
Lovely Lady replied to Lovely Lady's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I just called Medicare and explained what the W.L. Center said. I asked them if they pay for lap band complication such as erosion and slipping. That was of no help. They didn't know the answers and referred me back to the W.L. Center. -
Hey everyone. I've been lurking for a few months. Thought I'd finally post since I had my surgery on 6/10/13. I had a revision from a band that I have had since 2008. I loved my band too, but after losing 123 lbs, it slipped last year. I gained 65 lbs back in about 10 months. I started having so many complications, EXTREME acid reflux being one. I feel hopeful that now ill be able to get this weight off me once and for all, but I'm still feeling some kind of way. Maybe it's the "starting all over again" feeling. Ugh! But anyway, so far so good, I'm keeping up with my daily liquids intake like I should. Just wished I was further along already.
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Please help me with this 6 mo agonizing wait!
Elizabeth21 replied to vixen1978's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Well... I had a different approach. I focused on my mental preparedness to ensure myself of my decision. I thought of all the various foods and eating situations that I enjoyed and made sure that I experienced every one before surgery so that I could say "good bye" to them. I focused on the actual pleasure, and noted that I could live without it forever in exchange for feeling better and fitting better in the world. I think this really has helped me with avoiding any cheating or temptations because I gave myself time and opportunities to make peace with it all. My other main focus was on arranging work and personal obligations so that I could ensure that I had four weeks to recover from surgery and establish good habits from the beginning. This was especially helpful for me since I ended up with a complication and needed some extra healing time. I did spend time learning about what I would need post surgery and having necessary materials. But I knew I would have nothing but time to focus on the new habits post surgery and was mentally prepared to follow through on that. Good luck! -
Pet peeve: extra skin.
LittleBill replied to JupiterinVirgo's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I've not been here a month yet, and I have seen people whining about everything that can be whined about. Some of the complaints I have read have been justified. I have no trouble at all feeling for the people who experienced serious complications from the surgery, for example. Conversely, I have no time for the "I can't eat what I want on Day 5" crowd. Complaining is human nature. For example, you are complaining about people complaining. I am not blaming you, just pointing that out. How much credence we give those complaints lies with us, not with them. We can choose to ignore the trivial and attend to those who have valid issues. We cannot force the world to conform to our wishes. That is the path to fanaticism and depression. We can, however, adapt to what is around us, and chose those things which we allow to affect us. As for skin loose or otherwise, I just keep repeating to myself - I don't look good naked anymore. -
I think alot of it just different doctor preferences. I had surgery on a friday went hom sat night. Doc told.me i could very soft foods monday. I eat chili, eggs, yogurt for a week. My check up he said i could start eatting small bites of any meat just chew very well. Ive had zero complications no sickness and 6 weeks out today and lost 62 lbs. So dont be afraid to eat little things just small bites, chew ALOT, and most importantly dont over eat Sent from my SM-N920V using the BariatricPal App
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God, I spent all of two weekendsago begging my sister not to call the police. Finally on Monday, I took myself because I felt such deep comfort after I had my plan figured out. I knew I couldn't do it to my family. But that's how deep the pain was and I didn't have food to bury it. I never had any issues before, experienced it all post op. My food addiction and severe fear of complications is driving me mad. You may feel a billion times better post op as the weight falls but if your not prepared to tackle your food addiction it will haunt you as does for me. Please seek counselling to tackle this decision don't rely on your mind to make this decision. You need an objective voice to challenge you.
